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HAT HANGING ATTAGHMENT. N0.'291,4'85. Paten ted'Jan. 8, 1884.

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HAT-HA'NGVI NG ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,485, dated January 8, 1884.

ditions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a device to be attached to hats for the purpose of enabling the wearer of a hat to hang it up securely in various positions and places-as, for instance, on a pin, tack, nail, hook, back of chair, bench, or pew, or other projection-thus saving the considerable trouble and inconvenience often arising in attending churches, theaters, or

meetings, where there is no convenient place to put a hat, and also saving the wear and tear of the hat consequent upon the falling or knocking down or crushing of the same.

The device itself is simple in construction, takes but little space, and is light in weight. It may be made of the various materials, and, although it may be attached to the hat in various places to suit the fancy, Ihave chosen to attach it in the manner shown in the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, in order to show its greatest officiency. a

The device is merely a band or wire forming a spring-hook, with a catch at its end to close it, and a spring at its base connected with a base-plate, which is in turn secured to the hat by any appropriate means.

The, device attached to the rear inner part of the circumference of the hat when not in use lies flat in, the top of the hat next to the crown, without coming in contact with the head of the wearer or causing any inconvenience by its presence and without damage to the hat, and when raised and opened for use a hook is formed, making a strong and sufficient support for the hat, so that it can be hung up in any of the various modes and places hereinbefore mentioned. V i v The device may be covered with silk or other material of the same color as the lining of the hat, or may be nickehplated, and caused to lie under the lining and come out through Application filed March 15, 1883. Modeh) a slit or opening in the same when needed, and

remain unseen when not in use;

The rings at the base of the device may be used as a receptacle for a car-ticket, theatercheck, or card, the ticket being placed be tween the rings and stem of the device.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the device when raised and in position to be hung on a nail, hook, peg, or on an ordinary pin stuck into the clothing or garment of the wearer, the ring a being placed over the hook, peg, or pin.

The letter h is the base-plate, which is to be fitted to the shape of the hat. u

The rings E and E are secured to the baseplate H, and the ring D, being longer than the rings E and E, binds plate H, and springs or 1 gives when the device is lowered or raised, and causes the device to remain perpendicular when elevated, and to remain fiat against the crown of the hat when lowered. The catch B on the end of the arm K engages the stem L and causes the device to remain closed, as seen in Fig. 1. XVhen the catch B is released from the stem L, the spring 0 forces the arm K out, forming the spring-hook, as seen in Fig. 2, which represents a side view of the device when raised and open for the purpose of hanging the hat on back of chair, desk, bench, pew, or other object.

The broken line 0 represents a portion of the outline of a hat.

G and G are eyelets or ring-screws secu1= ing the device to the plate H, and I I are rivets securing the base-plate H to the rear inner portion of the circumference of the hat.

I am aware of the existence of a patent for HatHolder, granted to John H. Burns, June 27, 1882, No. 260,160. I am also aware that a patent was granted to Charles Spahmer for Hat-Indioato1',July 11, 1882, No. 261,117; and I do not claim anything in said patents shown and described.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. Ina hat attachment, the combination of aband or main stem, a spring-arm, a catch on end of arm, and a ring or loop on arm midway between the spring and end of arm,

said catch to engage with the main stem to keep the arm and main stem close together when engaged, a spring to force the Spring arm out, when said catch is released, to an angle of about forty-five degrees, forming a hook,.a11d a spring-base on said main stem, secured by eyelets or pivots to a base-plate fastened to hat by rivets or other appropriate -means, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a device to be attached to hats for the 

